ID: I251
Name: Abigail "Nabby" Morse
Sex: F
Birth: 04 Feb 1782 in Norwich, Vermont
Death: 19 Oct 1856 in Craftsbury, Vermont
Immigration: Descendant of 3 Mayflower Passengers
Change Date: 28 Apr 2008
Note: Abigail is in the Morse Society database. She is a descendant of the Anthony Morse line. Date of birth info from that database.
1850 Craftsbury Vermont census shows Abigail, age 67, living with James and Abigail Gardner and born in Massachusetts (sic).
Vermont death record (probably taken from tombstone) says she was wife of William, died at age 73 years and 8 months (no days indicated). 1856-10-19 minus 73-08-00 = 1783-02-19. She is buried in the cemetery at North Craftsbury.
Father: Job Morse b: 02 Jan 1756 in Wareham, Massachusetts c: 18 Jan 1756 in Wareham, Massachusetts
Mother: Lydia Swift b: 05 Aug 1754 in Wareham, Massachusetts
Marriage 1
William Robbins b: 02 Aug 1778 in Dunstable, New Hampshire?
- Married:
16 Jun 1800
in Norwich, Vermont
- Note:
[begin quote Norwich Vermont town records 1761-1895 Vol I bottom of Page 292]
State of Vermont Windsor County Be it remembered that at Norwich in the County aforesaid on this 16th day of November in the year of our Lord 1800 William Robins and Nabby Morse both of said Norwich were Duly Joined in Marriage by me.
Lyman Potter Minister
[end quote]
Marriage in VT VR is 16 Nov 1800, but George Robbins genealogy by Isaac Gilbert Robbins and the Morse Genealogy of 1903/05 both have 16 Jun 1800. June makes more sense, since first child, Ansel, was born in Feb 1801.
Children
Ansel Percival Robbins b: 19 Feb 1801 in Norwich, Vermont Martha Robbins b: 17 Sep 1802 in Thetford, Vermont Almira Robbins b: 07 Feb 1804 in Thetford, Vermont William Robbins , Jr. b: 13 Apr 1806 in Norwich, Vermont John Robbins b: 17 Nov 1808 in Norwich, Vermont Infant Robbins b: 1810 in Norwich, Vermont James Madison Robbins b: 07 May 1812 in Norwich, Vermont Thomas Jefferson Robbins b: 07 May 1812 in Norwich, Vermont Waterman Ainsworth Robbins b: 07 Dec 1814 in Norwich, Vermont Job Morse Robbins b: 22 Jun 1817 in Peacham, Vermont Abigail Morse "Abba" Robbins b: 20 Jan 1819 in Peacham, Vermont Simon Blanchard Robbins b: 18 May 1820 in Peacham, Vermont | |